Forensic Psychology

One of the fastest-growing areas of applied psychology, forensic psychology is concerned not only with how and why crime is committed but also with the investigation, detection, and prosecution of offenders and their punishment and rehabilitation. Assembled by an editorial dream team, this comprehensive and up-to-date undergraduate text covers the entire spectrum of forensic psychology. Within a four-part format, it examines the anatomy of a crime, investigating crime, the trial process, and sentencing and rehabilitation. Additional resources (Web links, PowerPoint slides) are available online for lecturers and students.

Graham M. Davies is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the
University of Leicester, UK and holds honorary professorships at
the universities of Birmingham and Coventry. His most recent book,
edited with Mark Kebbell, is Practical Psychology for Forensic
Investigations and Prosecutions (2006, John Wiley & Sons). He
is editor of the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology. He has
published extensively on eyewitness testimony in children and
adults and the support of vulnerable witnesses at court and appears
regularly as an expert witness. He is a former president of the
Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition and of the
European Association for Psychology and Law and he also sits as a
Magistrate on the Melton, Belvoir and Rutland bench.

Clive R. Hollin is Professor of Criminological Psychology
in the School of Psychology at the University of Leicester, UK. He
wrote the best-selling textbook Psychology and Crime: An
Introduction to Criminological Psychology (1989, Routledge). His
most recent book, edited with Emma Palmer, is Offending Behaviour
Programmes: Development, Application and Controversies (2006, John
Wiley & Sons). He is co-editor of the journal Psychology, Crime
& Law. Alongside his various university appointments, he has
worked as a psychologist in prisons, special hospitals, and
regional secure units. In 1998 he received the Senior Award for
Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Legal, Criminological
and Forensic Psychology from the British Psychological Society.

Ray Bull is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the
University of Leicester. His most recent book, which he co-wrote
with colleagues from the Forensic Group at Leicester, is Criminal
Psychology: A Beginners' Guide (2007, One World). His main research
interest lies in investigative interviewing, on which he has
published extensively and presented invited lectures in many parts
of the world and acts regularly as an expert witness. In 2005, he
received the rare honour (for civilian) of a Commendation from the
Metropolitan Police Service for "Innovation and professionalism
whilst assisting a complex rape investigation which supported a
successful prosecution". In 2006, Ray was invited by the
Association of Chief Police Officers of England and Wales to be a
member of eh Approval Pane for selecting regional interview
advisors: experienced police officer who advise other son how to
conduct interviews in serous cases.